Principal Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 93,300 - 139,900; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a software engineering professional to support the development of Strategic Operating Units, delivering sustainment and modernization programs across multiple programs.

You will contribute to software engineering initiatives with design, development, testing, and DevOps expertise, using a range of languages and tools in safety-critical environments. The role may require collaboration and clearance in support of government programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience with Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software.
• Familiar with Agile and Scrum roles in software development.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Strategic Operating Units across sustainment and modernization programs.
• Contribute to software design, development, testing, and DevOps.
• Work with multiple languages and RTOS in safety-critical environments.

Skills

C/C++

Python

CI/CD tools

Agile/Scrum

RTOS debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORs

Jira

GitHub/GitLab

SonarQube

Coverity

Rhapsody/Cameo

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support the development of Strategic Operating Units, executing both sustainment and modernization programs.
• Contribute to software engineering initiatives for several programs with software design & development, software test and integration, and DevOps expertise.
• Use a variety of software languages, technologies, and industry best practices.
• Support all phases of the development life cycle for flight, mission, lab and tools software.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR PhD with 1 year of related experience.
• Familiar with Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software.
• Familiar with all phases of the software development life cycle and Agile framework as a Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member.
• Experience with developing software and scripts on various programming languages: C, C++, Python, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, and/or KornShell for Safety-Critical applications/Systems.
• Familiar with Architecting, Designing, Implementing, Integrating, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software running on various RTOS (VxWorks, Integrity, Real Time Embedded Linux).
• Familiar with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as Coverity, Fortify, and/or SonarQube.
• Familiar with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools.
• Active U.S Government Secret level clearance OR Top Secret (in-scope), with the ability to obtain (and maintain) special program access (PAR).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, excellent oral and written communications skills, and strong interpersonal communication skills at all levels of employees and management.
• Experience with Agile Software Development, object-oriented architectures, designs, programming, debugging, and hardware-software integration and testing.
• Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and/or Jenkins.
• Experience architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, integrating, and Debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, and/or Real Time Embedded Linux.
• Experience with DOORs and Software Requirement Specification Testing using Simulators, automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, and/or Bash.
• Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as Coverity, Fortify, and/or SonarQube.
• Experience with software network interfaces and troubleshooting networks (TCP/IP, UDP, LAN, VLAN, SNMP or others).

Compensation and Benefits

• Primary Level Salary Range: $93,300.00 - $139,900.00.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Long Term Incentives may be available for senior positions.
• Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.